Electric-furnace condenser.



T. P. SHARTS.

ELECTRIC FURNACB CONDENSER.

APPLIGATION FILED FEB. ze, 1912.

Patented Nov. 12, 1912.

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TED STATES- 'TRUEMAN P.' lSHARTS, OF NORTH ADAMS, MASSACHUSETTS, ,ASSIGN'OR OF TWO-THIR'DS TO 'MORTON M. SPAULDING-AND WILLIAM HALL, BOTH OF NORTH ADAMS,

MASSACHUSETTS.

minerais rumanos 'coNDENsEn Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented NOV. 12, 1912.

Application mea February 2e, 1912.l seriai'No. 679,898.

To all whomfit may concern;

Be it known that I, .TRUEMAN P. SHARTs,

' a citizen oftheUnitedStates, residing at North Adams, in the' county of Berkshire to-provide a condenser which is highly eiii-.l

cient and rapid in operation; and with this object in view, the invention consists in a novel combination andI arrangement of parts to be hereinafter -described and claimed.

In order that the invention may be better understood, reference is had to the accom- .I of the-apparatus, and Fig. 2is an enlarged Vso panying drawing, in which- .Figure 1 is a longitudinal sect-ional view 'cross-section oir the line 2- -2 of Fig. 41.

Referring specically to the drawing, 5 denotesl an elongated closed casing mounted onlegs or other suitable'supports 6. Below this casing is located a tank or similar receptacle 7, which is open at the to'p.. EX- tending lengthwise through the casing 5, from one end to the other, is a pipe 8 which venters the casing through one of the end walls thereof, and passes out of thefsame through the other endv wall. The pipe enters` near the top of the casing and leaves the casing nearthe bottom,.and it is 'therefore inclined. The lower endof the pipe is continued out-side the casing and lcarried to the tank 7 into which it discharges. rlfhe other end ofthe pipe-leads from an electric furnace or'other apparatus in which the vapors to be condensed originate. As this apparatus forms no part of the present invention, it

.has not been illustrated.

Into that part of the `pipe 8 which passes through the casing 5 extend pipes 9, which pass through the bottom of the casing and extend .down into the tank 7, the purpose of said pipes being to discharge the-contents of the tank into the pipe 8, as will' be'pres- .ently described. rll`he pipes are provided with 'suitable controlling valves 10,and'to "their ends which extend into the pipe 8l are fitted nozzles 11. `Into the pipe 8 also eX- Atend steam pipes 12 which are connected to a boiler or-f other suitable steam-generator,

13. 'The ends of the steam pipes which are in the pipe 8 are fitted with nozzles 14; which are arranged to discharge toward the lower end of the pipe 8 and past the mouth of the. nozzles 11. Anatomizing actionis therefore produced and the contents of the tank 7 are drawn through the pipes 9 and sprayed from the nozzles 11 into the pipe 8. The steam pipes are provided with suitable valves 15 to control the iow of the atomizing Huid.

In order that access to the nozzles 11 and 14 may be readily had, lues 16 are provided which open at one of their ends into the pipe 8l opposite the mouth of the nozzles, and at their' other ends through the top of the casing 5, the last-mentioned ends being provided with suitable closures 17.

The casing 5 will contain a suflicient supply'of water lin which the pipe 8 is submerged, and the tank 7 also contains water, thepipe, 8 discharging below the lever thereof.

The-operation of the apparatus is as follows: The vapors from the furnace pass through the pipe 8 into the tank 7. The jets of steam which are dischargedpast the mouth of the nozzles 11 create a vvacuum in the pipes 9 which causes the water of the tank 7 to be discharged into the pipe 8 from the nozzles 11` in the form of a tine spray,

the'action being similar to that of an atomizer. l'This water mixes with the steam and the vapors to be condensed-and all three are discharged into the tank 7, the steam being quickly condensed by water issuing from the nozzlesV 11. Suction is also producedin the pipe 8 and the vapors are drawn from the furnace as fast as they are formed.

,The condensing action vis also aided by t-he water jacket which surrounds the pipe 8.

The steam discharged into the pipe 8 alsoacts as a blower to force out the condensed vapor. The steam and water nozzles are adjustable and changeable to suit the character of the vapors to be condensed.

It will be seen from the foregoing that a constant circulation of water from the tank 7 into thepipe 8 and back in to the tank is maintained, which, together with the mixing of the water and steam with the vapors rapidly .produces condensation of the latter. The precipitates collect in the bottom of the suiicient quantity has collected.

tank fromwhich they are removed when a The preferredv embodiment of the invention has been shown, but it Will be evident that various minor' changes in the structure may be made Without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. 'Two atomizing nozzles'are shown, but their number is immaterial.

I claim:

l. A. condenser comprising a closed casing containing a cooling medium, a vapor-conducting pipe passing through the casing, a receptacle outsiderthe casing into vWhich receptacle the aforesaid pipe discharges, lan atomizer pipe having its inlet in the receptacle and its outlet in that portion of the vvapor-conducting pipe which passes-through the aforesaid casing, and means for -discharging an atomizing fluid past the mouth of the atomizer pipe.

2. A Vcondenser comprising a closed 'casing containing a cooling medium, a vapor-conducting pipe passing through the casing, a receptacle outside the casing into which re.-

ceptacle the aforesaid pipe discharges, an

atomizer pipe having its inlet in the receptacle and its outlet in that portion of the vapor-conducting pipe 'which passes through the aforesaidcasing, a source of steam supply, and means for discharging steam past the mouth of the atomizer pipe.

3. A condenser' comprising a closed casing containing a cooling medium, a vapor-conducting pipe passing through the casi-ng, a

receptacle outside the casing into which re? ceptacle the aforesaidpipe discharges, an

atomizer pipe having its inlet in the-receptacle and its voutlet in thatfportion of the vapor-conducting pipe which passes through the aforesaid casing, meansv for discharging an atomizing iud past the `mouth ofthe atomizer pipe, a Hue extending from the vapor-conducting pipe and opening through4 t-he wall of the casing, said flue being in line with the mouth of the atomizer pipe, and a closurefor the flue. .l v

' 4. A condenser comprising aclosed casing containing a cooling medium,laf vapor-conatomizer pipe having its 'inlet in the receptacleand its outlet in that portion of 'the vapor-conducting pipe which passes through the aforesaid casing, and means for discharging an atomizing fluid' past the mouth' ofthe atomizer pipe.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature in presence of two Witnesses. l

' TRUEMAN I. SHARTS, Witnesses:

W. G. CADY, MINNIE M. Forum. l

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